Ahmed Aly Elsayed

This article is about the American snooker player. For the Egyptian boxer, see Ahmed Mahmoud Aly.

Ahmed Aly Elsayed (born 14 December 1979) is an American former professional snooker player who has won the United States Amateur Championship a record six times, having won three consecutive titles between 2009 and 2011, and another three consecutive titles between 2018 and 2021 (no tournament was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).^[1][2]

Ahmed Aly Elsayed

Born	(1979-12-14) December 14, 1979 (age 45) Alexandria, Egypt
Sport country	United States
Professional	2023–2025
Highest ranking	108 (July 2024)
Current ranking	125 (as of 5 May 2025)
Best ranking finish	Last 128 (x22)

Career

Born in Egypt, he began as a pool player, winning tournaments in Alexandria.^[3] His father, an officer in the Egyptian Army, introduced him to snooker, and Elsayed practiced the sport in an army club that featured snooker tables formerly owned by King Farouk.^[3] After earning a degree in civil engineering, he went to the United States, intending to compete in pool tournaments. He remained in the US, working at the New York Athletic Club, where he supervises the billiard room.^[3][4] He is a naturalized US citizen.^[5]

He participated in the 2022 World Seniors Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, becoming the first American to compete at the Crucible.^[4] He lost in the first round to Wayne Cooper.^[6] He turned professional in the 2023–24 season after earning a two-year tour card by winning the 2022 Pan American Amateur Championship.^[7] Former world champion Cliff Thorburn and top snooker coach Chris Henry advised him on playing professionally.^[3]

Outside snooker

In 2018, Elsayed played the part of a snooker player in The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway. The play was written by One Man, Two Guvnors playwright Richard Bean.^[8] Elsayed met his wife Amy, a stage manager, during his time appearing in the play.^[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2021/ 22	2023/ 24	2024/ 25
Ranking[9][nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	94
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	A	RR	RR
Xi'an Grand Prix	Not Held		LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters	Not Held		1R
English Open	A	LQ	LQ
British Open	A	LQ	LQ
Wuhan Open	NH	LQ	LQ
Northern Ireland Open	A	LQ	LQ
International Championship	NH	WD	LQ
UK Championship	A	LQ	LQ
Shoot Out	A	1R	1R
Scottish Open	A	LQ	LQ
German Masters	A	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	A	LQ	LQ
World Open	NH	LQ	LQ
World Grand Prix	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Players Championship	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Tour Championship	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	A	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
World Seniors Championship	1R	A
Former ranking tournaments
European Masters	A	LQ	NH

Performance Table Legend
LQ	lost in the qualifying draw	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)	QF	lost in the quarter-finals
SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament
DNQ	did not qualify for the tournament	A	did not participate in the tournament	WD	withdrew from the tournament

NH / Not Held				means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event				means an event is/was a pro-am event.

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. He was an amateur
3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 12 (8 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2009	United States Amateur Championship	Ajeya Prabhakar	5–4
Winner	2.	2010	United States Amateur Championship (2)	Yi Fei Mei	5–4
Winner	3.	2011	United States Amateur Championship (3)	Ajeya Prabhakar	5–3
Runner-up	1.	2015	United States Amateur Championship	Sargon Isaac	3–5
Runner-up	2.	2016	United States Amateur Championship (2)	Sargon Isaac	1–5
Runner-up	3.	2017	United States Amateur Championship (3)	Raymond Fung	4–5
Winner	4.	2018	United States Amateur Championship (4)	Raymond Fung	5–2
Winner	5.	2019	United States Amateur Championship (5)	Cheang Ciing Yoo	5–3
Winner	6.	2021	United States Amateur Championship (6)	Ajeya Prabhakar	5–0
Winner	7.	2021	Pan American Amateur Championship - Masters	Levi Meiller	4–1
Runner-up	4.	2022	Pan American Amateur Championship - Masters	Vito Puopolo	0–3
Winner	8.	2022	Pan American Amateur Championship	Amar Sadeg	5–1